Express News Service
BENGALURU: Some doctors are apprehensive of going in for Covaxin and they have demanded that the government give them the option to take Covishield.While Covishield is being distributed in 237 centres across districts, Covaxin is being given only in six centres in six districts. These doctors working in the six medical colleges, who have no option but to take Covaxin, have approached their respective district health centres, expressing their fears and citing safety concerns.
Ballari, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga, Chamarajanagar and Davangere are the six districts where Covaxin is given in the government medical colleges --- Shivamogga Institute Of Medical Sciences (SIMS), Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) and Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS).